Metal and wood frame



fran srArss ISAAC A. BAUM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

METAL AND WOOD FRAME.

Application led June 4, 1928.

My invention relates 'to building construction and particularly to a novel met-al buck provided. with means for mounting wood trim thereon.,

An object of my invention is to provide ar rough buclr that shall combine the elements of extreme rigidity, absence of distortion due to warping and shrinkage, economy in original cost and simplicity in installation.

In order 'to adapt the metal buclr to general use where wood trim is specified, suitable means must be provided for mounting the trim thereon. rl`he result is accomplished in the construction herein disclosed by providing a channel-siaped metal frame member adapted lto receive wood blocks to which the jamb may bedirectly nailed. In addition I provide wood blocks exteriorly of the channel and utilize said bloclzs as a mounting for the usual trim. The exterior blocks are held in place by means of continuous flanges projecting laterally at right angles from the flanges of the channel and serving as a plaster' ground together with 5 ears struck out from the channel and pro jecting parallel to the continuous flanges, the

hlocl; being held between these parallel members and nailed thereto.

r he construction will be more readily unstood by reference to the accompanying a "gs, in which- F g. 1 is a sectional perspective view of a section of a frame and wall arranged in accordance with my invention; A

Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the metal bucks.

rlhe novel metal buck is in the `form of a channel having a web 10, flanges 11 and l a.teral marginal flanges 13, projecting at 4 0 :ight angles to the flanges 12. The exposed edge of the flanges 13 serves as a plaster ground.

Struct; out from the metal of the flanges l2 are caf-5s 14T projecting parallel to the flan .s 13 and having nail holes 15 therein. Short lengths 16 woodare mounted in the space bet reen the ears 14 and the flanges nails being passed through tie nail holes 15, and 17. Trim such as indicated at 18 may bc nan .i to the Wood blocks in the same manner as to a wood stud or rough buck. l/Vood blocks 1.9 are also secured within the channel and kserve as a mounting for the 2O which r ay be of any desired form. aantreft-i described avoids the neces- Serial No. 282,752.

sity for the use of a sub-jamb with consequent saving in material and installation costs. n

As a means forpositioning the frame relative to a tile or other masonry wall, I strike out ears 21 from the web of the channel, the lugs or ears projecting rearwardly parallel to tl flanges 1l, 12. I may also provide a slot 22 in the web adapted to receive the head of an anchor 23 that is seated between adjacent courses of masonry.

The construction described providesV a simple and economical means for building and installing frames. All of the operations including the installing of the wood. blocks may be done in the shop and the frames shipped ready for immediate installation. f Modifications may be made in the construction shown and I do not wish to be limited except as indicated in the appended claims.

I claim:

l. In a frame, the combination of a metal channel having a lateral margin projecting from the outer edge of a flange of the channel, a wood member seated in the channel, a jamb secured to said member, a second wood member secured in the angle of said flange and said lateral margin, and trim secured to said second Wood member.

2. In combination, a metal channel having a continuous lateral marginal flange projecting from a channel flange, a wood bloclrin the channel adapted to act as a support for a j amb, a wood block outside of the channel and secured to the lateral marginal flange and adapted to act as a support for trim.

3. In combination, a metal channel having a continuous lateral marginal flange projecting from a channel flange, an ear struck out from the channel and projecting parallel to said marginal flange, a wood block in the channel adapted to act as a support for a jamb, a wood block outside of the channel and secured to the lateral marginal flange and ear and adapted to act as a support for trim.

4l. In combination, a channel-shaped rough. buck having continuous lateral marginal flanges, cars struck out from the metal of the channel and projecting-parallel to the marginal flanges, and wood members located outside of the channel between said ears and said flanges and secured ther-atc and adapted te support trim Wood members sented between the marginal flanges and said first mentioned eers and Secured thereto and adagted to receive trim. l0

1n testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

ISAAC A. BAUM. 

